"It’s official. When Tardis, American Tug 34, pulled into New London Harbor on Saturday, it became the first out-of-town boat to use the newly-inaugurated mooring field. “I give you the boater’s thumbs up!” said Tardis captain, British-born Jeremy Bell."

That’s high praise considering he and partner Janet Crane have spent six years aboard the Tardis sailing mostly along the Northeast coast, although they hail from Alameda, Calif., and recently bought a home in Florida.

“We’re telling all our friends,” said Crane. “These are the best moorings I’ve ever seen.”